Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide for Attorneys

Rap on Trial Charis

In criminal proceedings across the United States, rap music lyrics are being introduced as evidence of a defendant’s guilt. In this article, we draw attention to this disturbing practice, what we call ‘‘rap on trial,’’ and explore its context, describe its elements and contours, and consider its broader significance. We first offer historical context, demonstrating that although the widespread ...

A Brief Guide to Legal Issues for Data-miners

Any competent data-miner should have already acquired strong technical skills. However, an outstanding data-miner will also understand the legal aspects of data analysis. It is because empirical analysis in the business world requires not only quantitative mastery but also strong business sense. This paper will provide an overview on several legal issues (consumer credit, investment strategy, a...

Attorneys Interacting with Legal Information Systems: Tools for Mental Model Building and Task Integration

This paper reports (1) on the results of a user study and (2) search-history-based user interface tools developed based on the results of the study. The study examined legal information seekers’ use of their memory and externally recorded search histories in searching for and using information. The results reported here focus on mental model development and task integration across searching for...

Order on Attorneys' Fees (WILLIAM A. WILLIS)

Reflections on coaching by attorneys.

There are two potential contaminants of the psychiatric examination in a medicolegal context. One is the malingering of forensically significant mental illness; the second is attorneys’ coaching of litigants in an attempt to influence the litigants’ behavior and demeanor in the examination and thus to affect the outcome. Coaching represents both a forensic and an ethics problem, but the exact n...